Season 5

  • Season 5 Episode 22

    Billy F. Gibbons Guests in Season 5, Episode 22: "The Beginning in the End"

    Title: The Beginning in the End
    Air Date: May 20, 2010 at 12:00 AM PDT

    In the Season 5 finale, the team investigates a hoarder's remains. Meanwhile, Booth and Brennan happen upon once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, and Angela's dad returns.
  • Season 5 Episode 21

    Bones and Cam Look for Evidence in a Child's Remains in Season 5, Episode 21: "The Boy With the Answer"

    Title: The Boy With the Answer
    Air Date: May 13, 2010 at 12:00 AM PDT

    The trial of The Gravedigger — the serial killer the team finally caught in Season 4 — has arrived, and the team must work hard to find enough evidence to guarantee a conviction.
  • Season 5 Episode 20

    Hodgins Proposes to Angela in Bones Season 5, Episode 20: "The Witch in the Wardrobe"

    Title: The Witch in the Wardrobe
    Air Date: May 6, 2010 at 12:00 AM PDT

    Two bodies are found in the woods — one belonging to a modern-day witch and one that is over 300 years old, dating back to the time of the Salem Witch Trials. As Booth and Brennan go in to investigate, Angela and Hodgins end up in jail.
  • Season 5 Episode 19

    Bones and Booth Get "Hot Blooded" in Season 5, Episode 19: "The Rocker in the Rinse Cycle"

    Title: The Rocker in the Rinse Cycle
    Air Date: April 29, 2010 at 12:00 AM PDT

    The body of an eccentric rich man shows up in a laundry machine at a hotel, and Brennan and Booth discover that he was last seen at a rock 'n' roll camp. They head to the camp... Back in the lab, a strange piece of evidence found on the body helps the team uncover potential murder suspects.
  • Season 5 Episode 18

    Brennan and Booth Fish for Clues in Season 5, Episode 18: "The Predator in the Pool"

    Title: The Predator in the Pool
    Air Date: April 22, 2010 at 12:00 AM PDT

    The team is on the case when the remains of a man turn up in the stomach of a hammerhead shark. Someone new shows up at the Jeffersonian and becomes romantically attached to Booth.
  • Season 5 Episode 17

    Brennan and Booth Attend Her High School Reunion in Season 5, Episode 17: "The Death of the Queen Bee"

    Title: The Death of the Queen Bee
    Air Date: April 15, 2010 at 12:00 AM PDT

    Booth and Brennan investigate a skull and upper body unearthed at her alma mater, Burtonsville High School. Angela helps them identify the body as one of Brennan's classmates, and a possible connection is made to a murder that was committed 15 years earlier. In order to interrogate possible suspects, Booth and Brennan pose...
  • Season 5 Episode 16

    Bones and Zack Go Over Some Remains in Season 5, Episode 16: "The Parts in the Sum of the Whole"

    Title: The Parts in the Sum of the Whole
    Air Date: April 8, 2010 at 12:00 AM PDT

    In the 100th episode of Bones, Booth and Brennan tell Sweets about a mistake in his book. In revealing the truth to Sweets, they flash back to their first case and revisit the evolution of their relationship.
  • Season 5 Episode 15

    Brennan Is Interviewed by a Reporter Who's Interested in Her Newest Book in Season 5, Episode 15: "The Bones on the Blue Line"

    Title: The Bones on a Blue Line
    Air Date: April 1, 2010 at 12:00 AM PDT

    A subway train Sweets is riding gets derailed by floodwater, and the overflow subsequently reveals human remains. While the team studies the bones back at the lab, Sweets suffers post-traumatic stress. Meanwhile, Brennan's latest book debuts to wild success.
  • Season 5 Episode 14

    Brennan and Booth Find Unusual Remains at a Church in Season 5, Episode 14: "The Devil in the Details"

    Title: The Devil in the Details
    Air Date: February 4, 2010 at 12:00 AM PST

    Booth and Brennan examine disfigured remains that, oddly enough, relate to biblical text. After discovering that the victim was a patient at a sanitarium, they have trouble sorting through the laundry list of suspects.
  • Season 5 Episode 13

    Brennan Examines Evidence in Season 5, Episode 13: “The Dentist in the Ditch”

    Title: The Dentist in the Ditch
    Air Date: January 28, 2010 at 12:00 AM PST

    Booth and Brennan are called in when a skeleton is found in the trenches of a Civil War battleground. Brennan determines that the remains are those of a present-day dentist, but a residue stuck on the bones obfuscates the cause of death. Meanwhile, Booth's brother Jared shows up with interesting news.
  • Season 5 Episode 12

    Brennan Performs a Pudding Test in Season 5, Episode 12: "The Proof in the Pudding"

    Title: The Proof in the Pudding
    Air Date: January 21, 2010 at 12:00 AM PST

    A group of government agents puts the Jeffersonian team on lockdown, insisting that they determine the cause of death of a top-secret, unidentified corpse. Booth breaks into the lab, with the help of his boss, to figure out what exactly is going on with the secret investigation.
  • Season 5 Episode 11

    Brennan and Booth Channel Mulder and Scully in Season 5, Episode 11: "The X in the File"

    Title: The X in the File
    Air Date: January 14, 2010 at 12:00 AM PST

    Booth and Brennan go to New Mexico to investigate a body found in the desert near Roswell. Three thousand miles away, a relationship between two people back at the lab comes to light...
  • Season 5 Episode 10

    Booth and Brennan Propose a Toast to Friends in Season 5, Episode 10:

    Title: The Goop on the Girl
    Air Date: December 10, 2009 at 12:00 AM PST

    Booth and Brennan investigate the case of a man in a Santa Claus costume who tried to rob a bank but was blown up in the process. Brennan's father Max asks Margaret, a distant relative of Brennan's, to spend Christmas with him and Brennan.
  • Season 5 Episode 9

    Brennan Is Not Pleased Booth Calls Her in to Examine a Flesh-Covered Body in Season 5, Episode 9:

    Title: The Gamer in the Grease
    Air Date: December 3, 2009 at 12:00 AM PST

    Booth and Brennan are called in to investigate the death of a competitive gamer. The gamer's success earned him many admirers — as well as a handful of enemies. Meanwhile, Fisher bonds with Hodgins and Sweets.
  • Season 5 Episode 8

    Brennan Meets Booth's Grandfather in Season 5, Episode 8: "The Foot in the Foreclosure"

    Title: The Foot in the Foreclosure
    Air Date: November 19, 2010 at 12:00 AM PST

    A real estate agent discovers human remains while showing a property, and the team is called in to investigate. Meanwhile, Booth's grandfather moves in with Booth and tags along with him while he's working the case.
  • Season 5 Episode 7

    Stephen Fry Resumes His Role as Dr. Gordon Wyatt in the Season 5, Episode 7: "The Dwarf in the Dirt"

    Title: The Dwarf in the Dirt
    Air Date: November 12, 2009 at 12:00 AM PST

    Booth and Brennan delve into the murder of a dwarf who used to be a wrestling star. Not as good of a marksman as he was before his surgery, Booth has trouble getting re-certified at the FBI. Dr. Gordon Wyatt also returns.
  • Season 5 Episode 6

    Booth and Brennan Are Plucked to Solve a Murder in Season 5, Episode 6: "The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken"

    Title: The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken
    Air Date: November 5, 2009 at 12:00 AM PST

    The remains of a chicken farmer are found on the bank of a nearby river, and Booth and Brennan are called in to investigate. The farmer, who was an animal rights activist, was about to inherit a chicken factory and had many enemies with motive to kill him — leaving the team with a lot of murder suspects to sort...
  • Season 5 Episode 5

    Booth and Bones Get Close in Season 5, Episode 5: "A Night at the Bones Museum"

    Title: A Night at the Bones Museum
    Air Date: October 15, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT

    Brennan and Booth investigate human remains that have been charred on an electric fence. Brennan later realizes that the corpse is actually a mummified Egyptian that has been loaned to the Jeffersonian for an upcoming exhibit. When the Jeffersonian curator who was prepping the mummy for the exhibit is found murdered,...
  • Season 5 Episode 4

    Bones Heads to the Suburbs in Season 5, Episode 4: "The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"

    Title: The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
    Air Date: October 8, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT

    Human remains are found at the site of a block party, and Brennan and Booth are called in to investigate. The neighbors' politics and scandals come to light, linking everyone with some type of motive, so Sweets steps in to help. Meanwhile, Booth's son Parker tries to find him a girlfriend.
  • Season 5 Episode 3

    Booth and Brennan Find Death on the Tracks in Season 5, Episode 3: "The Plain in the Prodigy"

    Title: The Plain in the Prodigy
    Air Date: October 1, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT

    The bones of Levi Yoder, a member of an Amish community, turn up near a railroad. When Booth and Brennan discover that Yoder was a brilliant pianist, they believe his talent may have led to his death. Having trouble coping with becoming a new parent, Cam asks Booth to help keep Michelle in line.
  • Season 5 Episode 2

    Bones Examines a Cat-Eaten Corpse in Season 5, Episode 2 "The Bond in the Boot"

    Title: The Bond in the Boot
    Air Date: September 24, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT

    Brennan and Booth investigate the death of a man who was murdered for the secret contents of his briefcase. They suspect that secret operatives are at work, and their theory is proven correct when they find the liquified remains of a CIA agent in the trunk of a car. Meanwhile, Brennan's new best-selling book causes tension...
  • Season 5 Episode 1

    Booth and Brennan Search for Bones in Season 5, Episode 1: "Harbingers in the Fountain"

    Title: Harbingers in the Fountain
    Air Date: September 17, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT

    For the past six weeks Booth has been recovering from brain surgery, and Sweets has finally certified him as mentally fit to return to duty. Meanwhile, while reading her tarot cards, Angela's psychic reveals that there are several bodies buried under a fountain. Initially skeptical about checking it out, Booth and...